Obit of Virgil Boydston, Beckham Co. OK
   
                              VIRGIL BOYDSTON
                                      
   Posted by Joan (DeFore) Garvey for Elk City Library <Joande4@juno.com>
                                      
                                      
   Elk City Paper, Beckham Co., OK
   (Obituary One)
   
   VIRGIL BOYDSTON
   
   Virgil Boydston, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. BOYDSTON died
   the 25th of June 1919. He had been plowing some stubble land with a
   tractor and in plowing close to the railroad fence, the machine went
   into a ditch filled with water. He secured a few posts and blocked
   under the back wheels to keep it from slipping. The supposition is he
   gave the machine too much throttle, which caused it to raise up and
   turn backwards, crushing him against the plows. He was caught on the
   left side, crushing him. His left arm and both legs were broken and
   skull fractured. His death was thought to be instaneous.
   
   The funeral services were held Friday, June 26th, conducted by Rev.
   CONLEY. A large crowd was in attendance, showing the love and respect
   all had for him. His body was laid to rest by the side of his father,
   who preceeded him just 7 months, Mr. BOYDSTON dying at Mineral Wells,
   Texas, Nov. 28, 1918.
   
   The pall bearers at Virgil's funeral were all soldier boys: Fred
   CHAMBERS, Roy HILGENBERG, Roy WALTERS, Lee RALSTON, Cecil REYNOLDS and
   Drew WATKINS.
   
   The casket was draped with the U. S. Flag. Virgil volunteered and
   joined the army and was stationed at Norman studying to be a radio
   operator. On account of his father's death he returned home December
   21st, 1918, to take charge of the farm and he and his mother were ....
   
   (Obituary Two) June 26, 1919
   
   VIRGIL BOYSTON ACCIDENTLY KILLED
   
   Yesterday morning, Virgil Boydston, living about eight miles southwest
   of Elk City, started to plow some stubble land, using a tractor and in
   going over a ditch the power in some way turned the engine over,
   catching him beneath the machine and the plows, crushing him to death.
   
   He was working about a mile from where anyone else was working. The
   boys at the section on the W.F. & N. W. were passing by and noticed he
   was caught under the engine, and immediately gave the alarm. The
   doctors who were called, and Geabitz(?) and Son, undertakers, said on
   examination that they thought the accident had happened about 10:30,
   or an hour before he was found, and that he met instant death.
   
   Funeral services are being held this afternoon at the home, and
   interment will be made in Belleview cemetery.
   
   The news of his death came as a great shock to our people, and a pall
   of sadness was over our community. Virgil was well known as a fine
   young man, and was living with his mother. His father, Thomas
   BOYDSTON, died last November. Virgil was a member of the S.A.T.C. at
   Norman.
   
   Note from record: Born 1899

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